Tag Archives: scorpio

I gave a talk this week examining the experience of cynicism through the archetype of Scorpio/Soul & how cynicism really is at the threshold of imaginative, liberating ways of thinking and being. I go over some ideas on how to accelerate the process in which we … Continue reading →

(Image: Low Sugar Eye Candy) This week the now-separating Sun-Mercury conjunction in Scorpio will be the jumping off point for ongoing discoveries, as both Mercury and the Sun will sextile Pluto in Capricorn. This is a harmonic that supports personal transformation of one’s being and of … Continue reading →

(Image: Sidney Sime, The Diver) “From what I’ve tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire.” – Robert Frost At the start of the week we have Venus in Scorpio in the harmonious sextile aspect (60 degrees) to Pluto in Capricorn. But this one includes … Continue reading →

The Moon is in Scorpio and I was reflecting on the ways we talk about – and build stories around – trust. We “have” trust, we “lose” trust, we “gain back” trust. Scorpio is the archetype through which we exchange energy and exchange power, and … Continue reading →

People with emphasized Scorpio, Pluto, or 8th house dynamics will have soul-turning time periods where before something new comes in there is a potent feeling of emptiness. Or something old is phasing out so it’s a “death” cycle. Moon in Scorpio or Moon in the … Continue reading →

I am aware of an impulse: when something creates pleasure I immediately think a variety of things that translate to “I should do this all the time.” Then I remember the law of diminishing returns, that much of this pleasure comes from it being new, a … Continue reading →

In resonance with the Sun-Mercury conjunction coming up in Scorpio (exact on November 17), I want to share this message from Robert Augustus Masters’ book Spiritual Bypassing. “Turning toward our pain is an act of radical caring—and not just caring for ourselves—because in doing so we cease … Continue reading →

The two signs I perceive to be under the most pressure are Capricorn and Scorpio. Watching Scandal has demonstrated a Capricorn principle for me: the more constricting the environment, the higher pressure the job (like a high profile government job), the more extreme the desired release. So … Continue reading →

“I invented myself, Lady Gaga—I curated my life to be an expression of my pain. This is how I overcame my depression, is by creating somebody that I felt was stronger than me.” – Lady Gaga, Moon in Scorpio Besides Saturn returning and doing some … Continue reading →

During the Last Quarter Moon in Leo – called a “crisis in consciousness” aspect, Essena O’Neill’s switch on social media not being a true representation of self goes viral. She is a former successful Instagram-famous model, now denouncing it as an illusion. Mercury has just got … Continue reading →